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Nearly 90% of goods imported and exported globally are transported by sea and the international sea transport industry is likely to continue its growth in parallel to global trade rates. One of the foremost threats to maritime security is piracy. Piracy is on the rise, especially in Southeast Asia, Gulf of Aden and Somalia where pirates are becoming increasingly complex, better organized and more violent. In this article, the definition, types, causes, regions, locations, and statistics of piracy and armed robbery attacks are examined, as well as international efforts to combat maritime piracy, which includes legal issues, related regulations and multinational efforts. The Chi Square Test (χ2) was also used to interpret the relationships between the non-parametric parameters for the years and regions of piracy attacks in the period 2003-2009 by using SPSS 16.00. A general evaluation was conducted and required measurements are proposed to prevent.
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